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| Moonbeam – creamy golden finish |
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| Under The Stars – stardust finish multishimmer |
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| Love-in-Idleness (pink finish) |
Scheduled for a June launch these individual eye colours are really rather clever. On their own they are the palest of shimmers – each one has a slightly different finish – and they are all things pretty. However, the magic starts when you put them over a very dark colour, such as the Bourjois matte black I have used here or even a black eyeliner, and they transform the black into something quite exciting.
The only drawback is that they come unpackaged so you really need to invest in the shadow holder (£8.50) to keep them in. The eye shades are £12.50 each, but because they have multi use, I’d really recommend them. You have to like shimmer though and I haven’t captured even a tenth of what they can do on camera – thank you dark thundery clouds above! I also think they’d work amazingly well on navy shadow, darkest green or even deep browns to give an edgy colour selection you probably can’t find elsewhere.
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| Bourjois matte black eyeshadow |
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| Bourjois matte black eyeshadow with a wash of Paul & Joe Love-in-Idleness (top) and Under the Stars (bottom) over the top |
Look out for them on beautybay.com.
Exciting! Guerlain used to have a palette like this, it is a very nice way to mix up your existing shadows.
They look amazing over the black!
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these look lovely but I think I am at the point where I am going to boycott brands that force you to buy a separate palette at what is quite a high price. It’s one thing choosing to depot but I don’t like being denied the option of buying a single shadow in a format I can store it in. Bobbi Brown has the right approach I think.
Hi Great She… you could buy them individually if you had somewhere to store them..like a magnetic palette.
eeeek, these look really good and i must admit that when i first saw the swatches on their own i didn’t expect much from them….but when i scrolled down and saw them on top of the black, it looked 10 times better! they look gorgeous and can transform any shadow
I always love Paul and Joes packaging, but never got round to purchasing products from them yet.
Thanks so much for sharing~x
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Yes, but that still means buying a separate palette. This idea of turning packaging into a separate product you have to pay extra for as opposed to an integral part of the item is the issue as far as I’m concerned. It’s very clever I suppose as a revenue increasing measure but I want none of it. Many of these brands are overpriced enough as it is. I like the idea of the flexibility of picking your own colours for a trio but the palette should be free.
ELF also have a reall reasonably priced palette identical to this, which I love for its versatility. Also, the 4 shade ELF palette costs less than one ofthese shades and is just as effective. I love mine!
I’ve been waiting these for the longest time. I am so excited for them. Also loving the whole collection. I’ve got one of the lipglosses but will be getting the powder but would also love a blusher or two…. best get saving!
Hey,
Just as a heads up in case you want to find something cheaper and that you don’t want to purchase a separate palette, the Body Shop do eye shimmers which do pretty much the same thing! I have the green one and use it over a black cream eyeshadow and it goes this amazing emerald green!
Hey,
Just as a heads up in case you want to find something cheaper and that you don’t want to purchase a separate palette, the Body Shop do eye shimmers which do pretty much the same thing! I have the green one and use it over a black cream eyeshadow and it goes this amazing emerald green!